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Old 02-26-2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Giant
Usually the Italian tune up requires a really long full throttle thrashing for several miles.
Thats what I did. Out on the highway was the only place where it blew smoke out the back.

Once into the hilly region of PA, I ran it up a "hill" in Slope up to 4500 RPM, for what must have been close to two miles. It slowly went from 3000-4500 RPM over those few miles. Maybe I cleaned out the combustion chambers on the highway, and there was nothing left to clean out when I got into the country.

I figured I would post it because some diesel owners around here would find the story intresting.
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